A Metadata Profile lets you apply default metadata to assets within a folder. Create a Metadata Profile and apply it to a folder. Any asset that you subsequently upload to the folder inherits the default metadata that you configured in the Metadata Profile.

Adding a Metadata Profile

Tap or click the AEM logo and navigate to Tools > Assets > Metadata Profiles, and then tap or click Create.

Enter a title for the Metadata Profile, for example Sample Metadata, and click Submit. The Edit Form for the Metadata Profile is displayed.

Click a component and configure its properties in the Settings tab. For example, click the Description component and edit its properties.

Edit the following properties for the Description component:

Field Label:The display name of the metadata property. It is only for the user reference.

Map to Property: The value of this property provides the relative path/name to the asset node where it is saved in the repository. The value should always start with "./" because it indicates that the path is under the asset's node.

The value you specify for Map to property is stored as a property under the asset's metadata node. For example, if you specify ./jcr:content/metadata/dc:desc as the name of Map to property, AEM Assets stores the value dc:desc at the asset's metadata node.

Default Value: Use this property to add a default value for the metadata component. For example, if you specify "My description" then this value is assigned to the property dc:desc at the asset's metadata node.

Pastaba:

Adding a default value to a new metadata property (which doesn't exist already at the ./jcr:content/metadata node) does not display the property and its value on the asset's Properties page by default. To view the new property on the assets's Properties page, modify the corresponding schema form.

(Optional) Add more components to the Edit Form from the Build Form tab, and configure their properties in the Settings tab. The following properties are available from the Build Form tab:

Component

Properties

Section Header

Field Label

Description

Single Line Text

Field Label

Map to property

Default Value

Multi Value Text

Field Label

Map to property

Default Value

Number

Field Label

Map to property

Default Value

Date

Field Label

Map to property

Default Value

Standard Tags

Field Label

Map to property

Default Value

Description

Click Done. The Metadata Profile is added to the list of profiles in the Metadata Profiles page.

Copying a Metadata profile

From the Metadata Profiles page, select a Metadata Profile to make a copy of it.

Click Copy from the toolbar.

In the Copy Metadata Profile dialog, enter a title for the new copy of the Metadata Profile.

Click Copy. The copy of the Metadata Profile appears in the list of profiles in the Metadata Profiles page.

Deleting a metadata profile

From the Metadata Profiles page, select a profile to delete.

Click DeleteMetadata Profiles in the toolbar.

In the dialog, click Delete to confirm the delete operation. The Metadata Profile is deleted from the list.

Applying a Metadata Profile to Folders

When you assign a metadata profile to a folder, any subfolders automatically inherit the profile from its parent folder. This means that you can assign only one metadata profile to a folder. As such, consider carefully the folder structure of where you upload, store, use, and archive assets.

If you assigned a different metadata profile to a folder, the new profile overrides the previous profile. The previously existing folder assets remain unchanged. The new profile is applied on the assets that are added to the folder later.

Folders that have a profile assigned to it are indicated in the user interface by the name of the profile appearing in the card name or in the Processing Profile column when you view folders in the Card Layout.

You can apply metadata profiles to specific folders or globally to all assets.

Applying metadata profiles to specific folders

You can apply a metadata profile to a folder from within the Tools menu or if you are in the folder, from the Folder Settings. This section describes how to apply metadata profiles to folders both ways.

Folders that have a processing profile already assigned to it are indicated by the display of the profile's name directly below the folder name.

Applying Metadata Profiles to Folders from Profiles user interface

To apply a metadata profile to folders from the Profiles user interface:

Select the metadata profile that you want to apply to a folder or multiple folders.

Tap/click Apply Processing Profile to Folder(s) and select the folder or multiple folders you want use to receive the newly uploaded assets and tap/click Done. Folders that have a processing profile already assigned to it are indicated by the display of the profile's name directly below the folder name.

Applying Metadata Profiles to Folders from Folder Settings

To apply a metadata profile to folders from folder settings:

In the left rail, click/tap Assets then navigate to the folder that you want to apply a metadata profile to.

On the folder, tap or click the check mark to select it and then tap or click Folder Settings.

Select the Metadata Profiles tab and select the profile from the drop-down menu and click Save.

Folders that have a processing profile already assigned to it are indicated by the display of the profile's name directly below the folder name.

Applying a Metadata Profile Globally

In addition to applying a profile to a folder, you can also apply one globally so that any content uploaded into AEM assets in any folder has the selected profile applied.

To apply a profile globally, do one of the following:

Navigate to http://<AEM server>/mnt/overlay/dam/gui/content/assets/foldersharewizard.html/content/dam and apply the appropriate profile and tap or click Save.

Navigate to CRXDE Lite to the following node: /content/dam/jcr:content. Add the property metadataProfile:/etc/dam/metadata/dynamicmedia/<name of metadata profile> and tap or click Save All.

Removing a Metadata Profile from Folders

When you remove a metadata profile from a folder, any subfolders automatically inherit the removal of the profile from its parent folder. However, any processing of files that has occurred within the folders remains intact.

You can remove a metadata profile from a folder from within the Tools menu or if you are in the folder, from the Folder Settings. This section describes how to remove metadata profiles from folders both ways.

Removing Metadata Profiles from Folders via Profiles user interface

Select the metadata profile that you want to remove from a folder or multiple folders.

Tap/click Remove Processing Profile from Folder(s) and select the folder or multiple folders you want use to remove processing from and tap/click Done.

You can confirm that the metadata profile is no longer applied to a folder because the name no longer appears below the folder name.

Removing Metadata Profiles from Folders via Folder Settings

To remove a metadata profile from folders via folder settings:

Tap or click the AEM logo and navigate Assets and then to the folder that you want to remove an metadata profile from.

On the folder, tap or click the check mark to select it and then tap or click Folder Settings.

Select the Metadata Profiles tab and select None from the drop-down menu and click Save. Folders that have a processing profile already assigned to it are indicated by the display of the profile's name directly below the folder name.